Maximum Pell Grant Amount 2024-25. Students can more easily anticipate if they are eligible for a pell grant as they have to fall within the limits for maximum and minimum considerations noted above or their sai has. If the student is married (or remarried), this allowance is 35% of the student and spouse’s combined earned income or $4,730, whichever is less.

The scheduled award is the maximum amount a student can receive during the award year if the student attends full time for a full academic year. We estimate more than 7 million students will receive a pell grant next year, and 5.7 million will be eligible for the maximum pell grant of $7,395.